Poker is psychological combat

[Dozer60]

This is for live tables, in the garage,basement,attic,pool hall,dance hall,card room,hell we even played in our foxhole. online is carp. forget the analytical theory carp. poker is won with strong psychological combat. it will take years, if not the rest of your poker life to master. YOU MUST MASTER THIS. if you want to win. Bluffing, semi-bluff, selling your hand(slowplay). Bluffing is the core of the game. bluffing can buy alot of pots. in NL hold'em a players stack is at risk each hand. poker is deception-and bluffing is the key. the reason to bluff is to deceive players(chumps) into thinking you have a better hand when you have carp. if you do not get caught bluffing, you are not bluffing enough.bluffing is risking a loss 2nd rule in poker is gambling. bluff with few players. know your players-comes with years of playing. if you know your player(chump)you can more or less predict which hands they are playing.know the board and how it benefits you and other players.if you are loose-bluffing is hard. if you are tight-your bluff should go down.the best way to learn, is go try it.learn the hard way, but you must learn,or come home to the wife and explain why you can't pay the rent.if you are nervous or scared,get over it. no pussy allowed in poker.so when to bluff, many scenarios here are a few. when there aren't many in the pot.know your players. it's about how others see your play, you took down a pot,they respect you, next hand hammer a bluff. when the flop is off,no one else hit.know your players. when a pair is on board,good to judge others not in pot. pre flop on dealer with tight player.pre flop when you miss the flop, they don't know this hammer a bluff.against tight players they fold alot good target.on the river with weak hand. lowest pair on dealer will force most out.Many players are wise to this know your players.semi-bluff is sort of bluffing with a poor hand or draw hand that can get good,leads to deceptive strong hands.selling your hand(slowplay) speaks for itself, you have a very strong hand and trap others then hammer down. this is how to win poker,since the 1800's to today. you must master this, if you do you can take down a pot anywhere.